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私たちの遠足は異常な降雪で台無しになった。

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私たち 遠足 異常な 降雪 台無し なった

English Translation

Our school trip was spoiled by an unusual snowfall.

Furigana

(わたし)たちの遠足(えんそく)異常(いじょう)降雪(こうせつ)台無(だいな)しになった。

Romanji

Watashitachi no ensoku wa ijōna kōsetsu de dainashi ni natta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
遠足 (えんそく)
excursion; outing; trip
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
異常 (いじょう)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
降雪 (こうせつ)
snowfall; snow
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
台無し (だいなし)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け
Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not